First Class Mail finished a respectable sixth on his debut at Windsor last month.

In the saddle: Willie Twiston-Davies will ride First Class Mail at Brighton on Thursday

One of our own: First Class Mail is trained by Mick Channon and finished sixth at Windsor on his debut

Channon said: ‘We haven’t got the best of draws (in stall eight) but First Class Mail is in good form. Willy could have ridden at another meeting but wanted to go to Brighton to ride him.

‘He is going to have to ride a race and come through horses but he goes there with a fighting chance.

‘I want to see him finish his race. He has definitely come on for his first run and I am sure he can win a race. He seems to go on any ground and, if everything goes alright, I think we can have some fun with him between now and the end of the season.’

Channon has identified Peter Chapple-Hyam’s Burning The Clocks as the one to beat.

The £35,000 son of Tagula produced a promising debut at Leicester in May when third behind Jane’s Memory, who has subsequently been placed in group three company, plus another rival who has also now won.

Channon said: ‘Peter Chapple-Hyam’s horse looks the one to beat. He ran well first time but threw in a bad one second time out.’

Michael Bell saddles Jargon, who cost 75,000 euros and showed early pace before fading on his Windsor debut.

Amber Crystal, placed on three of his four runs, has course experience having finished second at Brighton in May.